The Brazilian Army
Geographic Service (DSG) has been dealing with geospatial
interoperability issues for years. Brazil is the world's fifth largest country
in area, with more than 8 million km². Its large size presents numerous
challenges related to mapping and map maintenance. The existing geospatial data
were produced by public and private companies, with distinct standards and
procedures, in different periods. The integration of these data is the major
challenge for the Brazilian Spatial Data Infrastructure (INDE), and the OGC